Obstructive sleep apnea is a sleep-related hypoxia/reoxygenation syndrome that can lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, glucose and lipid metabolism, nervous system and even multiple organ damage, and is a serious threat to human health. Autophagy is a process by which eukaryotic cells rely on the lysosome pathway to degrade abnormal proteins and organelles, maintain homeostasis of intracellular environment and achieve self-renewal. Many studies have found that obstructive sleep apnea causes damage to myocardial, hippocampus, kidney and other organs, and its mechanism may be related to autophagy.
阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停是与睡眠相关的缺氧/复氧综合征，可导致心脑血管、糖脂代谢、神经系统等多种疾病，甚至造成多脏器损害，严重威胁人类身体健康。自噬是真核细胞依赖溶酶体途径降解异常蛋白质和细胞器、维持细胞内环境稳态并实现自我更新的过程。许多研究发现阻塞性睡眠暂停引起心肌、海马、肾脏等多器官损伤，其机制可能与自噬有关。.